Demographic determinants explaining the phenomenon of caesarean section prevalence in Algeria

Abstract

Caesarean section is a surgical procedure. it is carried out to save the life of the mother and the fetus when childbirth constitutes a burden. However, it can cause complications that may reach the point of death if it is not done as requested or tried in safe conditions, and to confront the significant increase in caesarean section rates around the world, reports from the World Health Organization have confirmed that the priority is you do not have to achieve a certain rate but make every effort to perform a caesarean section on all women who seek it. The same source added that caesarean section rates of more than 10 are not linked to reducing maternal and newborn mortality rates, and recommends monitoring this procedure at the hospital level. For this part, Algeria has witnessed in recent years a sharp increase in the prevalence of caesarean sections, as recent demographic and health surveys (MICS) data documented a growing the rate of this phenomenon from 6.3 in 1992 to 24.8 in 2019, and many factors have contributed to this increase, including health, social and demographic. In this research paper will monitor and investigate the most important demographic factors that may contribute to the increased use of caesarean section in Algeria, based on the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey database (MICS6)